Did you ever notice how often you find yourself crying during worship or prayer? I’ve found that often it is in these times that I find myself crying, thinking about things that hurt me or make me angry. I get mad at myself, and tell myself to cut it out–focus on God and his awesomeness. But a lot of the time that isn’t what God wants!
Summer is officially here and that means lazy days by the pool, hanging out in the hammock and chasing monkeys through the yard. Yes, the kids are home! I’m not sure just how “lazy” we get with two monkeys at home for the summer, but we sure do enjoy the summer break. One of the [...]
Seven months ago I stumbled upon a natural face wash that revolutionized my skin care regiment. I thought it was very cruel that at age 40 I was suffering from both mild acne breakouts and wrinkles! I stumbled upon several discussions of how honey is a miracle cure for both acne and wrinkles, and I [...]
“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to [...]
Today we buried my grandma. She had begun the descent into Alzheimer’s so this was a real mercy for her, but it has been very hard on many of us who have depended on her presence for so long. Today was the definition of chaos–waking up with a sinus infection; lunch that runs late and [...]
Well. Ahem…. I kind of disappeared there for a while, didn’t I? I think I kind of lost my blogging mojo. I had plenty of things to say– I’d think up these fantastic blog posts I was going to write–but never at times when I could actually sit down and write them. Then when I had time I’d open the computer and….blank. Nothing. Extreme writers block.
The face of education is changing. Are you in or are you out?
God isn’t interested so much in what we say or do in public. He is way more interested in the relationship we have with him. He isn’t interested in our prayers that hide who we are and what is really going on in our lives. He wants the real deal, the hard truth.
The old saying goes that the fool will cut off its nose to spite the face. How true.
If you haven’t heard of Sojourn and their amazing worship songs, then stop what you’re doing right now and go listen. I’ll wait! 
Carrot, beet and pineapple juice by Hungry Housewife, via Flickr
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